Maryam Kalali
Maryam Kalali | |
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| Born | 25 October 1914 |
| Died | 4 October 2005 (aged 90) |
| Spouse | Etemad Shahabi |
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| Relatives | Amirteymour Kalali, Nahid Mirza, Aga Khan IV |
Maryam Shahabi (25 October 1914 – 4 October 2005) (Persian: مریم کلالی) was an Iranian aristocrat and landowner.
Early life
[edit]Shahabi took interest in the arts from an early age, practicing the piano, horseback riding, and learning three languages. She was also the first woman in Iran to obtain a driving license.[1][2]
White Revolution
[edit]During the Shah's White Revolution, Shahabi owned large land holdings in Iran. She was one of the first female landowners to voluntarily distribute a portion of her land holdings.[3][4]
Lineage
[edit]A member of one of Iran's oldest royal dynasties, Shahabi was the granddaughter of Prince Mir 'Ali Mardan Khan, Nuzrat ol-Molk and the great-granddaughter of Mohammad Shah Qajar. [5]
Private life
[edit]She married Etemad Shahabi, and together they had four children:
- Helene Shahabi, married Bozorgmehr Sadr and had children:
- Hedieh Sadr
- Ramin Sadr
- Khosrow Shahabi, married Roya Akhavan and had children:
- Maryam Shahabi
- Teymour Shahabi
- Cyrus Shahabi
- Nosrat Shahabi, married Ali-Naghi Farmanfarmaian and had children:
- Fati Farman-Farmaian
- Abdol Hamid Farman-Farmaian
- Abou Farman-Farmaian
- Mahnaz Shahabi, married Essy Tayebi and had children:
- Amirali Tayebi
- Amirreza Tayebi
References
[edit]- ^ Habib Ladjevardi (Ed.). (2000). Memoirs of M.E. Amirteymour Kalali (Iranian Oral History Ser. 4). Persian edition. p. 56-59.
- ^ Milani, Abbas. "The Shah." Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. p. 118-119.
- ^ Agheli, Bagher, Teymourtash Dar Sahneye-h Siasate-h Iran ("Teimurtash in the Political Arena of Iran") (Javeed: Tehran, 1371). p. 150-155.
- ^ Ansari, Ali, Modern Iran Since 1921: The Pahlavis and After (Longman: London, 2003). p. 140-147.
- ^ Kayhan Life, "Obituary: Nahid Iskandar Mirza," 2020
Further reading
[edit]- Habib Ladjevardi (Ed.). (2000). Memoirs of M.E. Amirteymour Kalali (Iranian Oral History Ser. 4). Persian edition. p. 56-59.
- Milani, Abbas. "The Shah." Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. p. 118-119.
- Agheli, Bagher, Teymourtash Dar Sahneye-h Siasate-h Iran ("Teimurtash in the Political Arena of Iran") (Javeed: Tehran, 1371). p. 150-155.
- Ansari, Ali, Modern Iran Since 1921: The Pahlavis and After (Longman: London, 2003). p. 140-147.
- Amirteymour, Kalali, Shahabi Genealogy, 20-05-2008